Basic Restorative Flashcards
Which acids are mainly produced by the bacterias?
Lactic
Propionic
Acetic
What is the of caries?
A process affecting the mineralised tissues of the teeth which is causes the action of microorganism on fermentable carbohydrates to produce acids
Which acid is the most damaging?
Lactic acid
Which sugar is the most carigigenic?
Sucrose
Which bacteria are found in health?
Mainly gram pos facultative bacteria
S sanguis
S gordonii
Which bacteria are mainly found in fissure caries?
S sanguis and mitis
What are the common sites to develop caries?
Pits and fissures
Approximate surfaces
Root surface
What are rh four requisites to caries?
Bacterial plaque
Bacterial substrate
Susceptible tooth surface
Time
Which bacteria are involved in caries mainly?
Strep mutans
Lactobacillus sp.deep lesions
Acrinomycosis for root caries
How do primary enamel caries appear?
White spot lesion
Brown spot
What are the microscopic appearance of primary enamel caries?
IEBS
Initiation
Enamel destruction
Bacterial invasion
Secondary enamel caries
What is in the initiation phase of enamel and how porous are they?
TDBS
Normal enamel: 0.1% Translucent zone: 1% Dark zone : 2-4% Periphery : 5% Body zone: 25% Surface zone : 1%
What is Sedondary enamel caries?
Enamel adjacent to dentine is less resistant to caries possibly due to the branching of dentinal tubules
WHat are the zones of dentine caries?
SCZA
Superficial area : just beneath breached enamel
Central area: necrosis and destruction
Zone of penetration : tubules penetrated by bacteria
Advancing front : demineralised but not infected
What are the types of dentine?
Primary: bulk of dentine around pulp and also known as cicrumpulpal dentine
Sedondary dentine: develops after root formation and is continuos wit primary but slower rate of formation. Less regular than primary
Tertiary dentine: reactive to stimuli . Deposited either odontoblasts or replacement cells from pulp. Tubular pattern very irregular
T/F cementum rapidly decaclfies?
T
What are the risk factors for caries?
SES age Diet Local factors Fluoride Saliva pH
How can we assess the activity of a carious lesions?
Matt or shiny
Colour
Consistency
What would caries that felt matt more likely indicate?
More active and indicated amount of pores
What does colour indicate?
Poor indicator but may indicate arresting
What does the consistent indicate?
Soft and leathery are more active
What are the defence mechanisms of the pulp dentine complex?
Tubular scleorsis: this is when the tubules become complety filled with calcified material and increases with age
Reactionary dentine
Inflammation of pulp and pulpits
Where does the pulp come from?
Dental papilla
Which caries has seen the biggest reduction on orevelance?
Smooth
How much do fissure caries account for new lesions?
84%
How does fissure caries start?
Bilaterally along walls as inverted cone shape
What does tooth brushing prevent?
Smooth surface caries
What is the reasonnfor change in caries?
Improved awareness
Use of fluorides
When does fissure caries occur?
Two school of thought
- Occlusal caries incidence peaks during and immediately after eruption
- Occlusal caries incidence remains high and unremitting
Which ways can we diagnose caries?
Invasive and non invasive
What are the invasive caries diagnosis techniques?
Diagnostic cavity
Enamel biopsy
What are the non invasive caries detection?
Probe Visual inspection Magnification Radiographs Trans illumination Electronic methods
What is the problem with using a probe in fissure caries?
False positives as probe may stick in fissure due to normal anatomy
Misses dentinal caries
Possibility of breaking the soft surface zone and introduce cariogenic bacteria
Unreliable
How does visual inspection work?
Clean dry tooth
Must see staining and se calcification around the fissure
How does magnicficationwork?
Fissure caries detection improves and times 4 is thought to be the best
What magnification does an intrs oral camera use?
X40
What magnification does an operating microscope use?
X16
How helpful is radiographs in fissure caries ?
Only useful for occult lesions but otherwise not great since
- Superimposition or buccal and Palatal enamel
- Often only seen when caries into dentine
- Small changes in X-ray tube head can make small lesions disappear
How effective is trans illumination?
Good for interproximal caries on ANTERIOR teeth
But POOR in POSTERIOR teeth
What must the ambient light be for trans illumination?
Low
How will a caries free tooth appear compared to a caries tooth within trans illumination?
Caries free will glow
What is an example of trans illumination?
FOTI
Compared to x ray how good is FOTI ?
17% enamel lesions detected
48% of dentine
Low sensitivity
What are the electronic methods for caries detection based on?
Carious teeth contain pores of enamel which saliva can pass through and this conduct small electrical currents
How effective are the electronic methods for caries detection?
HIGH SENSITIVITY !!!!! Can be used to monitor progress
What is the diode laser fluoresce?
Uses a laser of 680nm
Carious tooth structure is diff to normal
Fluorescence changes are measured and converted to an analogue scale
Low reading: sound
High reason: caries
80% sens and spec
But no diagnostic threshold and mainly used for occlusal lesions in conjunction with other technique
How does vista proof work?
High energery violet light used
Hat wave,length of light is used in vista proof?
405nm